FIJI: Govt gears up to regain lost glory of garment industry
[Aug 15, 2008] Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, in a recent meeting with Fiji Trade and Investment Bureau said that the revival of the garment sector would broaden country’s export base
FIJI: T-shirts printing being investigated
[Oct 14, 2007] The printing of the T-shirts by Savusavu garment factory, Windward Apparel has come under fire with various organizations criticizing the groups that ordered the t-shirts. Police are investigating the printing of T-shirts that had the
FIJI: Productivity key to economic growth
[Oct 14, 2007] Speaking at the Rotaract Club of Suva business seminar, Mark One Apparel owner Mark Halabe said Fiji was lagging behind in the areas of productivity. The new Employment Relations Bill has laws on productivity, which forces organizations
FIJI: Tax rebate on export income should continue for 10 years
[Oct 08, 2007] Mark Halabe, managing director of Mark One Apparel in Valelevu, outside Suva has said that the 2008 budget will continue with the 50 percent tax rebate on export income for another 10 years. One of Fiji's biggest garment manufacturers
FIJI: Garment industry must increase international competitiveness
MEM [Sep 04, 2007] University of the South Pacific academic (USP), Professor Ron Duncan has said that even with a 17.5 per cent price advantage over imports from other countries, Fiji's garment industry is still shrinking. It is mainly because the
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